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a composition in verse in which a person expresses a strong feeling of love or respect for someone or something
This poem is titled, "An Ode to My Mother."
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Recent Examples of ode
In another section, male nudes celebrate the body with an ode to classic perfection, enhancing strength and symmetry through a refined use of light and composition.
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Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
So, Ransom decided to use some creativity with his first NFL number, while also creating an ode to his father, Nathan.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Maldonado said his piece in the battle was an ode to Mark Bodē, who was a graffiti and comic book artist who influenced the 1980s graffiti scene, with New Wave Artists lettering within the piece.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
The report also notes that CM Punk recently did an ode to his wife at a European live event by skipping around the ring in her signature style.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
So, Ransom decided to use some creativity with his first NFL number, while also creating an ode to his father, Nathan.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Maldonado said his piece in the battle was an ode to Mark Bodē, who was a graffiti and comic book artist who influenced the 1980s graffiti scene, with New Wave Artists lettering within the piece.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
The report also notes that CM Punk recently did an ode to his wife at a European live event by skipping around the ring in her signature style.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ode
Noun
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Hornung has always loved reading poetry and writing poems.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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One of the earliest poetic works that collectively shaped us is the Shahnameh, an epic poem by the Persian poet Ferdowsi.—
Fatemeh Jamalpour,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To the west, the London Eye pirouettes above the skyline—to the east, Shakespeare’s Globe serves legendary sonnets.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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These tablets from the end of the fourth millennium BCE show that writing did not emerge fully formed overnight, and that it was developed not to write sonnets, but receipts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In between, the camera flashed to the audience and caught Sarah Paulson, Colin Farrell, Jessica Williams, and Michael Urie dancing and singing along to the lyrics.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
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The title track opens the affair by lurching and creeping forward for ten minutes with odd, off-putting lyrics.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There exist phenomenon that defy explanation, trends unfolding with no rhyme, no reason.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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But that’s just one part of Earl’s artistic arsenal; he’s shown an ability to get rhymes off on a variety of production.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Apologies and laments and longing are woven throughout the album, but the speaker doesn’t ask anything of anyone that comes across as especially loud.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
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Beristain’s lament may sound like a song of the past, but eight years later, that rhythm is returning.—
Lluvia Gaucin,
IndyStar,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But stateside grosses are also just the latest success for the anime epic.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2025
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Michael Caton-Jones’ rousing historical epic is the sort of movie that hardly gets made anymore.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Archbishop Bernard Hebda addressed some 2,000 people at the vigil, where psalms were sung and the silences burrowed deep in the wide room.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Twin Cities,
28 Aug. 2025
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Kretzmer-Seed felt strongly about the inclusion of psalms from the Hallel service as well as a Spanish-Portuguese prayer for those in captivity, which was originally written for victims of the Spanish Inquisition.—
Marla Brown Fogelman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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Whether leading her trio through sultry ballads or high-energy swing numbers, Riketté always delivers a performance that’s both nostalgic and fresh.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the early days of my career, there were a lot of ballads in my repertoire and the audience was mainly seated at my shows.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Ode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ode. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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